The CCRC seem to be on a roll. The boat could not have been where it had to be to pick up the drugs but they say close enough. Since when did close enough cut it as evidence.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42183057
Those of you who follow this site, or our social media, will be aware of our friend Jimmy Boyle. Some will know something of his story. Convicted and imprisoned as the result of false and malicious allegations, Jimmy was eventually to secure what passes for justice. But not until the system had extracted from him […]
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